1914 Philadelphia Athletics season

The 1914 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. It involved the A's finishing first in the American League with a record of 99 wins and 53 losses.
The team went on to face the [1914 1914 Boston Braves season|Boston Braves season|Boston Braves] in the 1914 World Series, which they lost in four straight games.
After the season, Connie Mack sold the contracts of his best players to other teams due to his frustration with the Federal League. The A's subsequently posted seven consecutive last-place finishes in the American League and did not win another pennant until 1929.

Regular season

The franchise took a downturn in 1914. The heavily favored Athletics lost the 1914 World Series to the "Miracle" Boston Braves in a four-game sweep. Miracles often have two sides, and for a few years this "miracle" wrought disaster on the A's. Mack traded, sold or released most of the team's star players soon after, and the team fell into a lengthy slump.

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		107	307	88	.287	3	45
1B		149	576	181	.314	1	95
2B		152	526	181	.344	2	85
SS		140	467	113	.242	0	42
3B		150	570	182	.319	9	89
OF		119	466	129	.277	3	49
OF		122	404	111	.275	2	45
OF		148	573	156	.272	3	43

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	68	216	51	.236	3	36
	69	199	46	.231	0	19
	28	86	22	.256	0	7
	37	69	13	.188	0	12
	19	46	11	.239	0	5
	16	29	5	.172	0	2
	10	24	4	.167	0	1
	8	16	2	.125	0	0
	4	15	3	.200	0	0
	5	11	3	.273	0	2
	2	8	0	.000	0	1
	5	7	3	.429	0	2
	2	6	0	.000	0	0
	4	4	1	.250	0	0
	2	4	2	.500	0	1
	2	3	0	.000	0	0
	1	2	0	.000	0	0
	1	2	1	.500	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	38	237.0	15	8	2.73	89
	34	185.1	15	7	2.87	110
	32	185.0	11	7	3.02	86
	28	179.0	17	3	2.26	107
	3	11.0	0	0	3.27	4
	1	9.0	0	1	2.00	1
	1	9.0	1	0	1.00	4
	2	8.0	0	1	4.50	1

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	38	206.0	16	12	3.06	109
	28	151.2	11	4	2.79	90
	29	147.2	10	4	1.77	96
	15	66.0	1	5	4.09	20

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	2	0	0	0	4.91	2
	1	0	0	0	18.00	1

1914 World Series

'''Boston Braves vs Philadelphia Athletics '''